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Inquiry Focus
Healthy Minds, Healthy Kids
In this inquiry, we explore how we can look after our minds to grow, feel good, and be our best selves. Following the cycle of inquiry, we ask questions, investigate, and reflect on ways to manage our feelings, build positive habits, and support each other. Students will learn strategies for mindfulness, emotional wellbeing, and healthy thinking—discovering how taking care of our minds helps us thrive every day.
In this inquiry, we explore how we can look after our minds to grow, feel good, and be our best selves. Following the cycle of inquiry, we ask questions, investigate, and reflect on ways to manage our feelings, build positive habits, and support each other. Students will learn strategies for mindfulness, emotional wellbeing, and healthy thinking—discovering how taking care of our minds helps us thrive every day.
Inquiry & Reflective Questions: Who We Are in Aotearoa?
Inquiry & Reflective Questions: Who We Are in Aotearoa?
What does your culture mean to you? Can you share a tradition, custom, or value that is important in your family?
How do your Samoan / Tongan / Indian / Fijian / Vietnamese / Filipino roots influence the way you live in New Zealand?
What special foods, festivals, or celebrations from your culture do you enjoy at home or in the community?
How do you feel when you share your culture with friends or classmates?
What does it mean to you to be a Kiwi while also celebrating your own culture?
Are there things from your culture that you want to teach others at school?
How can learning about other cultures help us understand each other better?
What similarities or differences have you noticed between your culture and other cultures in Aotearoa?
How do your cultural traditions help you feel proud of who you are?
If you could create a new celebration that mixes your culture with Kiwi culture, what would it be?
Exploring Asian Countries & Ourselves
As part of our inquiry unit, we are discovering the rich cultures of China, Vietnam, and Japan, exploring food, festivals, celebrations, traditional dress, capitals, and currency. Along the way, we are also discovering who we are and where we come from, bringing our own cultures to New Zealand. Students will reflect on what it means to live as a Kiwi with diverse cultural roots, celebrating our identities while learning about others. Through hands-on activities, research, and creative projects, we explore both the world and ourselves.
Task: Exploring Asian Countries – Fact Sheet Activity
Open the presentation slides for each country: China, Vietnam, and Japan.
Watch and read through the slides carefully. Take note of important information about:
Food and traditional dishes
Festivals and celebrations
Traditional dress
Capitals and currency
Using the fact sheet provided on the left, fill in one sheet for each country with the information you find.
Make sure your answers are complete and in your own words.
When you finish, check your work to make sure all sections are filled out before submitting or sharing.
Tip: Take your time and look closely at the slides—there’s lots of interesting information to discover!
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